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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
Florida Land Settlers.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Senator Evarts
to day introduced bill TO confirm the
title OF settlers To lands purchased from
the government land agents OF Florida
prior to 1888, and lying within the in
demnity limits of the lands set apart for
the Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany, provided that the lands were pur-
chased ia good faith and taxes assessed
aVainaf tnpm
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2.-One OF the
drivers OF u brewery wagon who took a
strikers place was brutally beaten by
three strikers, who were placed on trial to-
day. Only one was identified and con
ylcted. The prisoner WAS sentenced 10
eighteen months at labor in the county
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
NVest Enn GeIa a ltn.I Onine.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A branch Of
the Atlanta (Ga.) post office mas been Or
dered established at West End, a suburb
OF that city, with letter boxes and facili-
ties for the registration and sale of postal
supplies. This order is TO take effect
March 1, 1887.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
Indiana STARVING in Manit oba.

WINNIPEG, MAN, Feb. 2.-lntelligence
from Lesser Slave Lake announces that
the Indians there are diving from starva-
tion and pes ience. Over 100 died last
month from mes sles, and as he fisheries
have lailed, and the rabbit anV lynx de-
serted the country, they have no means %
subsistence. ehis
.fall IA
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-Two Polish Socialists
have been sentenced at Posen TO I'M
prisonment, one for two years and the
other tor nine month, for circulating So
cialistic pamphlets.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
Pope Le0s Temporal Power.

LONDON, Feb. "A dispatch from
Rome says that a consistory will be held
there March next, aud that the Pope's
allocution will affirm with increased en-
phasls the principle OF the temporal
mower OF the church.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
Cen, Young Resigns.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2.-Gen. Z. M. b.
Young, Consul General at ST. Petersburg,
has resigned and has formally applied for
the Turkish mission. His chances Of
getting this latter are not considered very
promisinR.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Deputy Ser
Qea -at-Arms Of the Senate mas been sent
to Texas with list of twenty-five witness
es who are to be suDp9naed IN connec-
tion with the alleged political outrage
which the Committee on Privileges and
Elections Is directed to investigate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
Invited 10 the Carnival

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2-rbe President
has received an invitation to attend the
winter carnival TO be held at Montreal
next week. He declined with thanks.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
ASHORE OFF SANDY nook.
Uncertain Whether the
Vessel is a Steamer.

Life-SaVerS Uncertain whether the
Vessel is a Steamer.
SANDY Hook, N. j., Feb. AT s
O'Clock tonight patrolman from Mon
mouth Lie Saving Station No. found
large vessel ashore about half a mile
south OF the station. She has passengers
on board, and they were screaming when
the liIe-saving crew, with their apparatus,
reached the place. She was about nalf u
mile of shore. and it Is thought she IS on
the bar and leaking. The weather is
very thick. There is heavy sea on and
it is raining. At first the wind was
blowing with a velocity OF twenty-five
miles, but it has moderated somewhat
since.
HER IDENTITY UNDISCOVERED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2 A. MA dispatch
from Sandy Hook, received at 1880 o'clock
this morning, confirms the previous re-
port that a vessel ls on the bar between
Long Branch and Sandy Hook, about hall q
mile out from the beach, but as the
weather is thick and rainy the life saving
men cannot make out her character,
whether steamer or sailing vessel. The
wind Is fresh and the sea is rather heavy,
but not seriously 30. IL Is not stormlng.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03

special officers guarding them, now pur-
chases his meats and groceries at Cam
dpn
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

There is now living in Bristol n Mrs.
Linahan, an Old Irish woman, who has
not seen her own country for forty years.
She Is old, poor, bed ridden and suffering,
but patient and cheerful beyond belief.
Her strongest feeling is love Tor Ireland,
and she likes talking to me because | am
Irish Many a time, sitting in her little,
close room above the noisy street. she has
told inc about bansheea and phookas and
fairies, especially the first. She declares
solemnly she once heard the cry, or caoiu
of n banshee.
at was when l was little young
child,n she told me, land knew nothing
ut all of banshees, or of death, one day
mother sent me to see after my grand
mother, the length of three miles from
our house. All the road was deep in snow,
and went my lonc-and didn't know tho
grandmother was dead, and my aunt gone
to the village for help. So | got To the
house, and | see her lying so still and
quiet thought she was sleepin' When
| called her and she wouldn't stir or speak,
/ thought I'd put snow on her face TO
wake her Just stepped outside to get II
handful, and came in, leaving the door
open, and then heard n far away cry, so
faint and yet so fearsome that ! shook
like leaf in the wind. 1t got nearer and
nearer and then ! heard sound like
clnpping or wringing of hands, as they do
In knecling Mt II funeral. Twice it came
and then slid down to the ground and
crept under the bed where my grand
mother lay, and there l heard it for the
third time crying, 'Ochonc, ochonc, at the
very door. Then il suddenly stopped; |
couldn't tell where it went, and dared
not lift up my head till the woman came
in the house. One of them took me up
and said: 1T was tho bdnshee the child
heard, for the woman that lies there was
one Of the real old Irish famlics-she was
an O'Grady and that was the raison of
It, "--English Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

The most careful precautions will not
avail against confederated thieves directed
by superior intelligence Now and then
the enterprise of an erratic genius will
give useful hints to the capitalists and
their locksmiths. One of the most re-
markablc instances of the kind was that
of the chief of band of burglars arrested
and convicted about twenty years ago.
"ScOttie, not without much natural
pride in his professional ingenuity, after
his conviction made full confession
His system, like that of most successful
schemers, was as bold rs it was simple
He set himself to attack the padlOcks
which secure those strong metal bands Of
which have spoken. To pick them on
the spot was difficult or impossible. On
the other hand, by placing womeb on then
watch the fastcnngs might be tempered
with in the interval of the policeman pass
ing on the beat after his first satisfactory
examination. The paddock was quickly
removed by breaking the catch of the hasp
with n small Jenny and replaced by
one similar in size and appearance. Dur
ing the night the intr ate works were ex-
tracted so that it could be opened by its
own or any common key. Then the hasT
was neatly repaired and the lock returned
to its place before the arrival of the owners
in the morning, Thus the burglars being
masters of the situation, might enter tho
place ut their leisure. No fewer thar
twenty doors had been so doc
tored, when the gang came to suddeI
grief -BlackWOo1'S Magazine
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
Old and New Navy systems.

Naturally 'here Is ""I |" t''1 an1 thnso
tween the advocates VI inc Wv On" GOV,
OF the new systems; ne ,'eI .h hatI ro;nt
tilau naval warfare mas iet'' nc IL
OF scleil'lhc ueNeiopiileIi' NAV man gioor
DC scchtlsC III order 10 ~ sooa ';t,, tar
Inc oider Officers ADMIT 'ie h'ees9y
an advance over inc lne.' i,,'. III eipa rot
with wooden FesaelS anu saill5 a.'P', 80 -.
don agrcet 10 tile proPosi''on 'i..'' ~ ~, 30
years young ieilo" Gun "o'L"'tv ~" - .'l0
sciences lhey say win 'lutn 'i'''' e,
thing done now n, ,he "c"ue'i's - pui ny
experimental WINE many tiihss, I'M
giving the cadets meant lor iue o.'ie.,n
the engineers anu iilc hd''i ,.;s,,
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
The Poorer People of London.

The remarkable well being of children
in neighborine slums and cutters would
lead one to suppose that dirt is healthy
though of course there are many who do
not exhibit such evidence Of robustness.
But 1t is certain that the pampered infant,
carefully wrapped in flannel from its birth,
and doctored upon every possible occasion,
is not, In the long run, Of the same endur-
ing constitution generally to be met with
in the lower classes, though the grumble
of these concerning their richer brethren
is incessant.
Look, however, ut these specimens Of
humanity when they reach n maturer age,
their coarse ideas and ways, which are
followed by many others who have not
their excuse. The very way in which the
costcr and his like make love partakes Of
the brute. lie is unendowcd with the
power OF forming his feeling into delicate
or even acceptable speech, 50 he takes to
banging or pinching, and one may see tho
well known type of GARY and his gal"
OF fine feathers, oiled hair and high heels
cutting each other to denote their affection,
or coarsely assnulting their favorites to
display their displeasure, and perhaps
sulkily walking apart when annoyed but
not sufficiently irritable for any more ag-
grcssivc form Of venting their feelings. -
London Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

1t is a mistake to believe that it is only
the very poor and wretched in great
city who deserve aims. Those, of course,
who are absolutely starving OF naked de-
mandcd the first attention of the char
table but next to these the people who
suffer most are perhaps those who, though
in reduced circumstances, are Obliged TO
keep up appearances and 20 abroad in
suitable attire. There is no sadder sight
than the spectacle presented by some Of
these unfortunates, whose utmost toll does
not suffice them for the needs entailcd by
their position in the world. In the abstract,
clean man, though clothed in rags, should
not meet with the contempt of his asso-
ciates; but the custom of ages having
sanctioned the Importance of appearances
the charitably disposed should accept the
fact and realize that assistance given
delicately in this direction is far more
worthy than the indiscriminate aims
giving to the more apparently INDECENT
Globe Democrat
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
Nurses Wages In France.

have heard many French housekeepers
declare that they gladly put up with all
servant annoyances except with those Of
n wet nurse. They are the real tyrants
and worry of the servant class. In the
first place good nurses wages are enor-
nous; she is paid from $50 to $40 u
month; she is given whole trousseau,
she must be fed with extra dishes, n
thing, which however reasonable it may
seem, always excites grumbling among
the other servants. For baby's sake, she
is out n good deal, and in parks she meets
other nurses, who for pastime make it n
point to gossip and tear their masters to
pieces. When found fault with, nurse
must not be scolded nor worried; it might
hurt the baby. She is well aware that the
peace of the family depends upon her, and
like all dcspots she is sure to take advan-
tage of it, Moral: Mothers must nurse
their own children. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

| cannot agree with Mr.. Iiowells that
the well wrought short story is abundant.
There are short stories whose number is
beyond count and whose readableness Is
above zero, but the short story such as
MI. Howells exults is certainly rare. But
this is not meant as an indictment of our
writer's for short story Of the best class
IL distinctly the most difficult thing to ac-
complish in literature. 1t implies almost
all that the novel requres-freshness of
Characterization and novelty of situation;
and hence a writer must be rich in re-
sources who can afford to lavish upon a
miniature discoveries in the way Of char
acter and incident sufficient to set forth II
heroic canvas. A well known novelist
once said to me: II cannot afford to
write short stories; if l invent anything
good enough for n short story have in
vented something that is the nucleus of n
novel; From this point of view it is n
wonder that short stories are written at
all.-IIome journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

He stood at the letter box of the club.
In his hand he held letter addressed to
him, in a plain envelope. There was a
troubled look in his face, and he turned
the letter over and over in his hand, in
kind of study.
whats the natter"
Nothing. was only wondering"
"What?'
"Whether this is bill for that con-
founded pair of boots or note from my
girl"
'rLet me look at it. IT is from your
girl"
GLOW do you know"
cts perfumed."
He pressed it to his nose, perhaps his
lips, I don't know. at is from her, bless
her. Oppoporaxr'-San Francisco Chron-
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
A Busy Cat Doctor.

Tbere Is n cat doctor who runs drug
T., N.nshintrtnn who, IL Is said, Is TO-
inc the most thriving practice oil any a.ie
,.ie,nr If the ills of the feline and cahiiie
rnces of my man in his profession III NC
Xbolc country. This physician mas 'i1
bithcst class of callers Of any professional
man In the city, as only the most "ris'o.
cratic can afford to have an expert "ai0
unpn their pets. At times rs illai'y 10
three or four carriages, owned ny inc liioe1
refined and wealthy people at the h"''oiis'i
conital. are drawn up in front OF inc o'"5
store and office, and his business Is 50
LARGE that customers With thef pd'ic"''
have TO wait their turns, like men Ill va.
Der shops. 1t is seldom that n man ch'cls
the drur store or office for the purpose oi
receiving a professional cell from inc wv
tor They are almost invariably women
The doctor was philosophizing the otlier
day to some gentlemen on the eeller"l aii9
of cats and dogs, during which ne s,a'e's
that more trouble came from lack Vi
fresh mir and exercise than anything eise.
He especially deprecated the iaet tHau
these household pets were guarded 80
closely in the house, and were not atlo"eu
to romp around like children
~ could name he said "famlllcs III
this city that guard rs closely their pet
cats and dogs as they do their children,
Large numbers of them have cribs ana
cradles and lounges made for their pets
and cu,hioncd in the most eomiortapie
manner possible. At one place visited re-
Gently found a fine old Maltese reclining
ON a pillow Of down When | asked Tor
il for the purpose of making an eXamlha-
H.. Al = i,,l,. 81 thu bousp lifted il rs care
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
A Piece Of AcatIian Cloth.

One of the presents sent to the presi-
dent upon his birthday is worthy of men
ton. 1t was piece of "Attakapas Cot
tonade," or Acadian cloth, peculiar
fabric made only in the Attakapas
country Of southwest Louisiana, and once
worn winter and summer by the Acadian
planters of that region. The material Is
peculiar, of cotton and linen, beauti-
full blue, and very thick and heavy. 1t is
almost waterproof, and suit of it will
last for years. Since the war it has al
most gone out Of use, as the secret of
making it belongs to the Acadian alone.
The cloth sent to President Cleveland was
spun and woven on the plantation, in the
parish of Iberia, Of old Simonette LIE
Blanc, one of the patriarchal planters of
the Attakapas region, who has three
generations of his own descendants living
near Washington Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
MANUFACTURE OF PAPER MAcHE.
"chewod Paper aud The Manifold Uses
to hi.b II l. Put.

to Who, II l. Put.
Tho monufar, 49, -niFr r;ieEe otter
,11v .,bcv,d 49,. - .. -4- nm ifnr,rf4ut
branch ~ tn. ts,r,.#ls f......-lrx Nh docs
not reupntber f#.4-s Ir5i4stilr. IF ,uf
/ school do,. which NJ. ,tIIed ...uif ball .
and which throw, ~ p, wall or ceiling nd
bered thereto with fau.-Ityq Wbat WIS
nnost striking, ab,f5f fh,..r balls WIS Their
ovtraardinarv lar,itis-, nftrr they became
thnrn,,5,,1v .lrv t#4- heing the utore
,,,,,.l.,d II, ,,r,.ftt ian, ia. Tho ,huv.ittg had
/ hrn,, more n.rfset
II was tlrau h n',.eryfn., such hardness
/ flint thu i1sa occurred la some one tn ON
MIN, nanar min ia rho manufacture #
v.rious oI,ifet. vi Tho substance en-.
nl,,cd in IL i,l,I4=f.,. is not ..fnaehrdz'
i5-ucr in the absolute. sense If the word
/ int il n spft bauar converted into card
bourd by mechanical processes.
M.il m..rlf.l,tuft.. Of paHier in.lehc the
raw 3sfsrial nd .. . Hai.h .sr8V. un-
silod sfrouz G.r t.rajoca miner The
Sheets maybe e6iu,,.red .yhftcncss. which
* Of no gcaIs,,5f b.5f,., eNrrpte,h To- An.
nonnv IIho.aaphit. tapcr cotton forms
tbr La.i- af it
Tlesc aleets are un-ted together by
,or.,ns II "a layrr af ,.yfrIne or starch.
aprl,esl With steel spatnla When the
desired thirkue.. B5s b.en obtained the
tnss- * NM into "a I-.lr+nIia ures. that
oi,crates in n hi.-LIz= d sttd driving room
indcr the inm.u - pr, ura If this ap.
paratn. there form Il did block. which
!. as hard II. Is.t=#,.J ar ebony. and
which Is perfectly II ia or has the form
Of the mold in Which fIc raw material. 50
durtllc when rsoi-t and - hard when dry
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
One of Mexico's Quiet Cities.

Our next stop was made at Siloa, quiet
city of $1,000 inhabitants, the towers,
spires and minarets of its massive houses
of worship rising high above the low
matched dwellings of its residents, rich
and poor Its beautiful gardens and clean
kept courts are filled with choicest flower
ing plants and semi tropical exotics. The
city band gave II concert in the evening in
honor of our visit. Our Pullman train
was side tracked for the night, and we
slept soundly, to be awakened with the
morning LIGHT by jargon of bells-as
though struck by thousand sledge
hammers. The bells in this strange land
all came from Spain, and every old cath
edral, church, monastery and convent has
from three to twelve-never keyed to con-
cert pitch nor rung as chimes, but ham
mered vigorously with the clapper, and
these people think it exquisite music
Mexico Letter.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
AMONG THE TLINkITS.
LIEUT.. SCHWATkA'S ACCOUNT OF
WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN ALASKA.


The N"cihi customs "i '''"i'"' ''''e
of Alaskan mdian~--A bargain >"t
AI,,.N uarpnin-Succession to tho
The first characteristic | shall speak OF
is fhcir peculiar treatment of their women.
How the Indians on one side Of the Tin
kits brntsljze their women making beasts
of burden and slaves generally. is too
we'll known To MY readers h repeat il at
lrngth here The Eskimo on the other
side are far more considerable and lust in
t3eir dsalfp.-s with their women, but the
GaFrl,It. in tcad of being a sort Of rleun
IL s.rpu II. Two. ~ one mieat suppose,
nad - thcy IRE in many other character
i.ti,, co f.r Levond iae puilc natured
Eskimo. AMI IA II concurrence. IN the land
Of the Tlinlit. curious kind Of
"wolnen's rights" exists that is not ex-
celled even among the nations calling
themselves civilized In all their bust
urs,. TRANSACTIONS. in all their family nf-
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

a hard up looking young man who had
accosted citizen on Canal street for 10
cents was answered with:
''See here, didn't you hit me for dime
only three days agof'
81 believe | did, sir; but do the very
best | can | can't keep my expenses down
to less than l-3 cents per day. your
dime is all gone, Wall Street News.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

Senator Mcpherson, congratulated upon
his improved health, said that it was all
due to the fact that always before going
to Washington dinner he cats bowl OF
mush and milk and another after his re-
turn, meanwhile eating little or nothing
at the dinner and drinking no wine. He
said that in that way only was he able tc
retain good health throughout the season
New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27
Eencinr Prcferabla to Sparrlng.

A New York lawyer whose professional
duties are exacting declares that sparring
is an exercise unfit for man who makes
his living by his brains, because 1t SUBJ
jects him to blows ON the head which are
as injurious to the apparatus Of thought
as knocks are to q delicately constructed
watch. He prefers fenctng.-The Argo'
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

Lady Tin uptown store)-Why, Mrs. s.,
is this you, and in mourning' l hadn't
heard that-that-
Mrs. S.-Yes, Mr.. S. was laid at rest
two weeks ago.
LADY, am SO shocked! Was his death
q sudden one2
Mrs. S.-Very; without warning He
died Of cold contracted only the day be-
fore. Aren't the shops lovely.-New
York Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

A Bostonian is the owner of 400 dogs of
every variety-the largest number pos
sessed by any single person in the world.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

Roscoe Conkling has passion for
costly colored handkerchief, He likes
the brightest colors.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-04-27

The valentine craze fell of 40 per cent
in England this year.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
Swedish Social Etiquette.

All through Sweden social intercourse is en-
numbered with much ceremonicus etiquette,
particularly among the landed gentry. The
three Scandinavian tongues employ the two
personal prououns thou" and "you,n the first
familiarly, the second when speaking to a
mere acquaintance But well bred Swedish
gentleman addressing stranger will always,
with old fashioned courtesy, substitute the
equivalent for Monsieur" regardless Of har-
rowing repetitiOns, and where a title is de-
manded, even under the difficulties of rapid
speech, il is never for moment omitted As
such politeneSs, however, in the end becomes
beth monotonous and wearisome, they have
q practical way of cutting the Gordian knot.
When casual lacquaintanceship has ripened
into genial sympathy or mutual respect, your
Swedish friend at once proposes "a brother
hood" This is a distinct social ordeal, the
initiation to which demands a special rite.
The man who has requested the honor Of be-
coming your brother provides you with
glass of wine filled to the brim, he himself
holding another; both rise, each linking the
right arm of each; looking one another boldly
in the eyes and pronouncing the words: "Skal
bror!n the beakers are emptied. Hence you
are exuected to use the pronoun "thou, and
you take your stand on the footing Of
relationship. Among the "reminiscences Of
this visit to Vermland is an evening when
acquired no less than six new and stalwart
brothers On the subject Of ancienne polit-
esse, / should mention, by the way, that there
is a we'll known Swedish gentleman who al
ways gives precedence to his own son, because
she has one ancestor more than his father. v
The Cornhill.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
The Girl Of the Period.

She knows silk and satin and French
words and Lstin.5ut nothing OF practical
use. and when with a farmer. whose COWS
go alarm her, she can't tell hen from a
goose. Her NAV has to call her, and
threaten to maui her before she will get
out of bed, and then she comes down
very mad in gown, with curl papers
stuck on her head. She'll romp at cro>
quet and lawn tennis all day without
feeling weary at all, but. some how or
other. If helping her mother, she's tired
and ready to fall. Her ma meDds ber
clothes and darns holes in her hose, and
keeps her untidy rooms clean, while she
reads romaDces and in mirror glances,or
bangs the piano serene. She's cross to
her brother aud sister and mother and
often a temper displays, but sweetness
she shows to her silly young beaux, who
think she's an angel always. She cbews
gum or candy, or anything handy, like
pickles, slate pencils and chalk, and III
French-heeled shoes,t too little to use, she
painfully struggles to walk. She's sty
lish and vain and looks with disdain on
housework as frightfully low, and tho
she can't make pie OF cake, she'll eat
'em-in pantries, you know. She's so
afraid she'll die an old maid that she
thinks of nothing but marriage, she, be-
ing free. will spend money with Rlee,
and dress and ride out In her carriage
GOodall's Sun.